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dc.contributor.authorBagenda, Fred
dc.contributor.authorWesuta, Andrew Christopher
dc.contributor.authorStone, Geren
dc.contributor.authorNtaro, Moses
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Palka
dc.contributor.authorKenney, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorBaguma, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorAyebare, David Santson
dc.contributor.authorBwambale, Shem
dc.contributor.authorMatte, Michael
dc.contributor.authorKawungezi, Peter Chris
dc.contributor.authorMulogo, Edgar Mugema
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-16T09:33:44Z
dc.date.available2023-01-16T09:33:44Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationBagenda, F., Wesuta, A. C., Stone, G., Ntaro, M., Patel, P., Kenney, J., ... & Mulogo, E. M. (2022). Contribution of community health workers to the treatment of common illnesses among under 5-year-olds in rural Uganda. Malaria Journal, 21(1), 1-6.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2703
dc.description.abstractBackground: The control of malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhoea is important for the reduction in morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years. Uganda has adopted the Integrated Community Case Management strategy using Community Health Workers (CHWs) to address this challenge. The extent and trend of these three conditions managed by the CHWs are not well documented. This study was done to describe the epidemiology and trends of the three common illnesses treated by the CHWs in Bugoye Sub-County in rural Uganda. Methods: A retrospective review of monthly morbidity data for children less than 5 years of age for the period April 2014–December 2018 for CHWs in rural Bugoye Sub-County in Kasese district, Uganda was done. The total number reviewed was 18,430 records. The data were analysed using STATA version 14. Results: In total male were 50.2% of the sample, pneumonia was the highest cause of illness among the infants (< 1 year), while malaria was the highest among the children 1 year–59 months. Infection with a single illness was the commonest recorded cause of presentation but there were some children recorded with multiple illnesses. All the CHWs were managing the three common illnesses among children under 5 years. The trend of the three common illnesses was changing from malaria to pneumonia being the commonest. Children aged 12–24 months and 25–59 months were at 2.1 times (95% CI 1.7–2.4) and 5.2 times (95% CI 4.6–5.9), respectively, more likely to get malaria but less likely to get pneumonia and diarrhea. Conclusion: Community Health Workers in rural Uganda are contributing significantly to the management of all the three commonest illnesses among under-5 years-old children. The trend of the commonest illness is changing from malaria to pneumonia. Children under 1 year are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia and diarrhea and at a lower risk of getting malaria.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPartners, Center for Global Health Massachusetts General Hospital (US).en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherMalaria Journalen_US
dc.subjectCommon illnessesen_US
dc.subjectCommunity Health Workeren_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectUnder-five childrenen_US
dc.titleContribution of community health workers to the treatment of common illnesses among under 5‑year‑olds in rural Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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